Nov 30 – Dec 13, 2023
Ukraine, Now Palestine, Are American Blacks Neglecting Their Own?
Some have told me, but did you see how "evil Israel" destroyed that hospital in Gaza? My response: in many African American communities there was once a hospital, but now there are no hospitals to even bomb and as Sojourner Truth might had added, ain't we human?
Public Obscenities, If We Only Knew
If we only knew about the Hijra maybe we would not have initially found Public Obscenities so weird. Like many Woolly Mammoth plays, Obscenities not only entertained, it stretched my mind.
2023 Book Award Nominee – Master Slave Husband Wife
Dressed in "drag," Ellen Craft and William Craft saw themselves out of America slavery and into physical freedom. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo has been named as one of 25 nominees for the 2023 Goodreads prize in history and biography.Prizes in all categories will be announced on December 7.
Activities
If we were in Boston, we would not miss Phillis in Boston (see image) or if in Mobile, Rosa Parks Day. You will need access to the internet to participate in the Censorship of Sexual Freedom webinar and a car for the 37th Annual Winter Festival of Lights in Upper Marlboro, MD. CR Gibbs is at the Woodridge Library in DC, Tue, Dec 5, 6p, and you can take the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Jim Crow Literacy test now.
Readers' Trends
As the big spending, great debt making season continues, see what our number one article is from the last issue. Also, see what issue our Facebook followers tackled hard, but with civility. And, with a click, you can add to the world’s memory of Rosalynn Carter.